Julie Doiron’s Woke Myself Up was one of last year’s finest albums, a masterwork of minimal acoustic arrangements coupled with the expressive joy of Doiron’s voice. In the wake of that album’s critical and popular success, Indiana-based Jagjaguwar records is reissuing the former Eric’s Trip bass-player’s second solo album, 1997’s Loneliest in the Morning, originally released on venerable alt-rock label Sub Pop.

A decade can be an eternity when it comes to musical maturity, so it’s no surprise that Loneliest in the Morning and Woke Myself Up sound like the work of two different artists. Though Doiron’s voice is still a marvel, Loneliest finds her filled with sadness rather than bursting with glee. The arrangements, too, sound stark instead of merely sparse. Fortunately for listeners, Doiron carries heartbreak well, refusing to wallow for more than three minutes at a stretch (well, one track does hit the three-and-a-half-minute mark). Rather, she provides perfect doses of sadness and regret that relent before they can become a burden.